| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| INTRODUCTION | 第10-17页 |
| CHAPTER ONE RUTH’S THREE MORAL PREDICAMENTS | 第17-29页 |
| 1.1 The Influence of Utilitarianism in the Victorian Society | 第17-22页 |
| 1.2 The Conventional Views of Chastity in the Victorian Society | 第22-25页 |
| 1.3 The Subordinate Status of Female in the Victorian Society | 第25-29页 |
| CHAPTER TWO RUTH’ S AWAKENING CONSCIOUSNESS OFSELF-GROWTH AND MORAL REDEMPTION | 第29-40页 |
| 2.1 Ruth's Guides and Companions | 第29-32页 |
| 2.2 Ruth's External and Internal Growth | 第32-36页 |
| 2.3 Ruth's Strive for Moral Redemption | 第36-40页 |
| CHAPTER THREE RUTH’S FINAL COMPLETION OFSELF-GROWTH AND MORAL REDEMPTION | 第40-51页 |
| 3.1 Gaskell's Concerns for Female Growth Issues | 第40-44页 |
| 3.2 Ruth's Realization of Growth | 第44-47页 |
| 3.3 Ruth's Compleiton of Moral Redemption | 第47-51页 |
| CONCLUSION | 第51-53页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第53-56页 |
| 中文参考文献 | 第56-57页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第57页 |
